this is the most underrated game on the NES imo. I rented it multiple times as a kid

I loved this one as a kid on NES. Don’t think I ever beat it but always enjoyed playing it. The music is probably one of the most nostalgic scores for me. Brings me right back to lazy summer afternoons in grade school with nothing else to do or worry about. Good stuff. Haha 🍻

Just have to say of all the KZfaqrs I've seen you are the most pleasant to watch. You aren't loud and obnoxious. You don't have crap all over your screen or loud noises obstructing the gameplay. You're very skilled and knowledgeable about the games you play. You have a great attitude and come across as a genuinely nice guy. Someday if I ever get myself together you'll be the first I donate to. As for now all I can do is subscribe and support you that way. I would love to see you branch off into SNES games if you have the interest. Have a good one :)

I just started watching your Batman runs on twitch. I found your videos of ninja gaiden on youtube and I was hooked. Very relaxing and enjoyable. I'm looking forward to your Mario runs. Keep doing what you do.

most patient and gentle Runner i've seen so far...keep the great work up Arcus!! ...aaaand clunkh!!

Loved the music in this game

Congratulations dude!! I love this game. Never saw the ending before but I know now I got pretty close. Thank you!

Made my night...great upload and run!

You whistled the tune the same time I started whistling lol! Man, Rygar. Lots of thrown controller sessions when I was a kiddo playing this game but I kept coming back. Great gameplay!

Got this for my birthday in 1988. LOVED IT!! I can play it deathless now. But my god can you smash this sucker fast!! GREAT VIDEO!

One of favorites as a kid, this and wizards and apwarriors were underrated

Ah, Rygar. When I reached the final boss I always died. Was a kid back then, but finally after several tries I finally got him down. Was so happy with joy so I smacked my controller to the ground, well controller however survived, and 20 years plus after this event, it still works like a charm.

Love your speed runs Arcus.

My buddy and I played this as a kid. Watching it now we could have never made it to the end. Thanks to you I saw the end of a game that tormented our youth. Next up would be Karnov...

Just started watching these speed runs. Very entertaining. Love the mustache

Damn man Even Rygar him self would be Impressed. You really are insane with this shit, I love how calm and maintained he is lots of others look like they're gonna shit them selves doing these speed run but not the 8-Bit Cowboy. Real Pro.

Man, Rygar brings back such nice memories. One of the greatest adventure games on the NES and so many people don't even seem to know about it. And that MUSIC.

That was a good huuahh!!

This game is one of the greatest and should have been one of the most talked about

I absolutely loved this game as a kid. Pretty sure there was no save function or passwords, you just had to beat it in one setting

This is a hard one to beat in general, let alone for a speed run. Kudos to you. Awesome game btw! Love the music!

This was a hidden gem on the NES. Game was a super fun cross between an action game and RPG.

Well played Arcus. I like your style, when your show usually starts with resetting game and starting in the beginning, showing that if you want to become good player, you have to practice a lot.

usually had my issues figuring out where i had to go next lol good game man

Great game. I loved this game. Brings back memories.

Sometimes I got angry when I bought a NES game named after an arcade game and it wasn't the arcade game. But times like this, you get so much more than a simple side scrolling game like Rygar was.

Made this look way too easy wow. Arcus is the man!!!

Aaaand.....clunk!

I got this game when I was a wee lad. Never understood the game as a kid.

Great work. Music in this game is great.

I loved this game back in the day

Thanks for the gg's everybody

Great game! That jump at 4:00 or so was insane!

I love the comments, taking the words right out of my mouth. The music!

Arcus there's a movie called "True Stories". The main character is David Burne. Great film!

The fact u only have 15 tho subs is mind boggling... U rule my man, Klunk!

Was really wondering if you had done this game. Was always a favorite as a kid. Didn’t beat it until I was 17 lol. 🕯

While I rarely ever timed myself playing NES games, this was the first ever game I beat, and I did it at 8 years old, back in the same year.

I could never figure out how to beat this damn game.

I regret not playing this back in the day looks like a better zelda 2

I love this guy.

7:33, My nightmare for a no death game.

Great game, underrated. My buddy had it, we could never beat it. I borrowed it one weekend and beat it. He was so pissed!

I really loved this game as a kid and it was very hard but i finally beat it!

Blaster master?

So refreshing to see the high framerate.

I am the 10.000th subscriber. Congratulations Arcus!

great run

One of my All Time favorite games. I'd play it right now if I could.

I remember there was a trick with the first boss where if you continue to bounce on top of its head and move him towards the far right corner, eventually he will start to turn, left and right continuously then get stuck. Then jump off and just attack till de dies.

We're not doing the bug jump! - Word To Live By, Page 47, Paragraph two

This was one of my favorites as a little kid but the room with the old man and the music always scared me for some reason.

wow that was close at the end!

About "hours to find it", when I was little, I spend days and failed to find it.

That first boss was just ridiculous

I like your speedruns and i would ask to you (if you want :-)) to do a speedrun of castelian and warrior :D

Man that song... one of the most iconic in video games, ever!.... Dun-dun-dun da-da-da-da-da-dun da-da-dun da-da-da-dun!

One of the first games I owned ❤. It was this kung fu, Mario, castlevainia 2 and tmnt arcade. There were a couple more nes games I owned but those were my faves We also rented a bunch like ghosts and goblins, jackal, rush n attack, Friday the 13th, jaws and much more

I used to love this game when I was a kid but never got very far into it

He's like he-man but straight. Those crawling arm monsters I didnt see before, but the later levels seem more like they didnt try as much like the first few.

This game takes me back. As a kid me and a friend stayed up all night trying to beat the first boss. Mashing the attackbutton having no clue what a strategy was to a point we got blisters. We managed to beat the boss with the only sense of accomplisment a pair of 11 year old could have.....screaming at the top of our lungs..

Enemies look so weird in this game.

I remember this game when I was a kid. Hardest game I ever played.

You are The Wizard

12:45 - Sooooo very meow mix! Lol (background score)

hoo-ah, boomin' through-ah

good music and hard game

18:05 Cat Food Tiem. :3

this was my dad's favorite game he taught me lots ov swear words in english and Yiddish because ov it :)

Can you do a video with the bug jump?

Usain Bolt= Arcus, the best man Games. 🚀🇲🇽

The way he climbs that rope tho

Stop Clunking around, Arcus !

Had Rygar on nes as a kid and they had the arcade at pizza hut. Preferred the nes version as a kid, and still do! Great underrated game. Cheep too!

omg that first boss takes some time.

James Rolfe and rolling rock leaving Mikes dorm

Used to grind this game before Grindr was even invented

wow that was close! GG

I'll never forget getting to the main boss only to have it glitch out on me and freeze lol This is an awesome game regardless

I came here for the clunk.. But i stayed for the HUAH!

I remember my mom getting me this game for my birthday the year it came out and thinking wtf is a rygar

This is a very sexy game.

Wow you had a little trouble in rygar but in ninja gaiden you breezed thru 😳 but still awesome gameplay!

Good job 👍

I remember skipping school to play some rygar. Think I got busted totally worth it

EL MEJOR JUEGO DE NES

Very nice. Aaaaand clunk!

Nice farming bro 😊

This game was always fucking hard. I never finished it but got very far.

Rygar walks like a 65 year old speed walker

When people talk about metroidvanias people don't talk about NES Rygar often enough.

on low level on the 1st boss it needs 90 hits to kill it please correct me if i'm wrong

Use to switch 'R' in Rygar to 'D' and call the game Dryg'ar. 'Dryg' is a Swedish word most use to describe something ore someone who is boring and takes ages to get to the point.

i have the japanese version of Rygar soundtracks are different

Wish there was a deathless run for ryger

Can anybody else hear the sound that his screen is making? Extremely high pitched beeping noise four times a second

Eruga took approximately 90 hits in your weakened state

You should call yourself Heinz Hummer.

I would start getting good at these games and them boom,had to take them back to the rental store.Dang being poor.Now at 47 I am old enough to afford to buy them,my hand/eye aint so great.

Totally Rad request